Comments on: Banksy’s Secret Exhibition: Banksy Versus Bristol Museum

By: Wok

Wok — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:50:14 +0000

Look you lamers. Feel free to slag on Banksy if you’ve got a legitimate complaint or theory on why his work has no merit but in pure artistic techicals, he’s got it down.

It’s aesthetically pleasing it’s socially provocative, and as a rarer point in today’s artistic environment, most of the times it doesn’t actively repel the viewer. So slag off haters.

By: Elpats

Elpats — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:10:58 +0000

This show is a real treat and if you can make it to Bristol it’s a must see. It is packed full of his artwork, some of which are quite hard to find as they are placed along side the museums usual exhibits. If sadly you can’t make it, you can see some pictures and thoughts from my visit on the opening day. http://www.bristol-street-art.co.uk/street-art-blog/banksy-versus-bris tol-museum

By: Mouserz

Mouserz — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:07:07 +0000

Oh hey nice comparison mytake, totally. You know who else complain about stuff? Angsty teens, so I guess I can compare you to them too.

By: wepn

wepn — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:54:33 +0000

lol @ this douche bag telling banksy to learn to paint. perhaps you haven’t noticed that the man is a brilliant artist.. id like to see you do half the stencil work that man does.. or half the creative mind that man has.. if anyone is a douche bag c0ldfish i do believe you hold top rank..

By: Mytake

Mytake — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:14:08 +0000

“He has social currency.”

So does swine flu.

By: Kalel

Kalel — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:03:53 +0000

So basically, he’s gone establishment.

By: angstrom

angstrom — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:17:22 +0000

@ you are assertive that Banksy is worthless, but that opinions doesn’t really match how other people feel. A lot of other people. That makes your assertion pretty weak.

Banksy art has established financial worth.
Banksy has social worth, otherwise we wouldn’t be talking about him. He has social currency.

all you are saying is you don’t like him, but then – I don’t like Hannah Montana. My preference there matters not, because I am not the audience for it.

Hanhah Montana has value to her audience. Just because I am ‘ME’ does not mean my preferences override everyone esles. Just because I am ‘right’ for me, does not mean everyone else’s appreciation of H. Montana is ‘wrong’

By: Mytake

Mytake — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:00:16 +0000

Mouserz, I’m not angry, I’m just assertive about Banksy’s worthlessness. Feel free to like him, but do not feel free to assign random motivations to people who disagree with you.

By: ted

ted — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:29:12 +0000

What I don’t care for is trying to make it sound like he sneaked all this stuff in, when it’s really an exhibition.

By: Mouserz

Mouserz — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:45:21 +0000

Banksy is great because his stuff gets a reaction.
I mean look at Mytake and c0ldfish, they’re all angry and pissy about it, they were oblivious to it and now they will probably deny that.

By: angstrom

angstrom — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:05:43 +0000

wow, incredibly lame criticisms that seem quite ill-supported.
I suspect that Bristol will see a massive surge in vistor spending across local businesses, hotels and taxis. I bet this exhibition brings in much more than it costs.

As far as frauds for my taxes, I quite like a bit of juvenile humour for my money thanks, that’s exactly what I want it spent on.

By: Mytake

Mytake — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:18:41 +0000

Banksy, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst and other frauds are social diseases.

Pay careful attention to that: chicken nuggets are being heralded as art on your taxpayer money.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:05:34 +0000

I’m not much of a fan of his, but I saw some of the works in the gallery on the news and they look quite good!
If only I lived anywhere near Bristol… by the way, I think it’s on for 3 months, not 3 weeks.

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:49:32 +0000

@cOldfish

Are you angry at McDonalds for not inventing the hamburger?

By: c0ldfish

c0ldfish — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:46:46 +0000

soo tired of banksy. conceptual artist for the stoner high school douche bags of the world.

“banksy’s stuff is so cool. he is such a great graffiti artist. i love all of his anti-war stuff. have you seen the video of him sneaking a painting into a museum?”

i mean srsly, either learn to paint well or join the cast of jackass with johnny knoxville. i love johnny knoxville btw and i also used to be a graffiti artist….so i guess what it is i despise about this dude is that he is famous for something he is not the inventor of, the best at, or an inovator in, while lots of other people do it well.